Jack Baldwin (RAF officer)
| Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin | |
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Wing Commander Baldwin as Commandant of the Central Flying School c.1929
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| Born |
13 April 1892 Halifax, England |
| Died | 28 July 1975 (aged 83) Rutland, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army (1910–18, 1944–58) Royal Air Force (1918–44) |
| Years of service | c. 1910–44,1948–58 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held |
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars (1948–58) Third Tactical Air Force (1943–44) Bomber Command (1942) No. 3 Group (1939–42) No. 21 Group (1938–39) RAF College Cranwell (1936–38) No. 1 Group (1934–35) Central Flying School (1928–31) 41st Wing RFC (1917–18) No. 55 Squadron (1916–17) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (4) Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Croix de guerre (Belgium) Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia) War Cross (Czechoslovakia) Air Medal (United States) |
Air Marshal Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin, KBE, CB, DSO, DL (13 April 1892 – 28 July 1975) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Educated at Rugby School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Baldwin was commissioned into the 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars in 1911 and served as a cavalry Officer in the First World War.
Baldwin was awarded the Royal Aero Club's Aviator's Certificate no. 971 on 17 November 1914 and became a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 55 Squadron in October 1916 and Officer Commanding No. 41 Wing in December 1917 before transferring to the Royal Air Force on its formation in 1918. He was appointed Commandant of the Central Flying School in 1928 and served as Aide-de-Camp to King George V from 1931 to 1932. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in 1934, Director of Personal Services in 1935 and Commandant of the RAF College Cranwell in 1936 before taking up the post of Air Officer Commanding No. 21 Group in 1938. He retired in August 1939.
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